Éric Bellocq, a French lutenist, was born on 8 September 1962. He studied guitar with Alexandre Lagoya at the Paris Conservatory, graduating with a First Prize. He played the theorbo in the Baroque ensemble Les Arts Florissants, directed by William Christie, from 1983 to 1990. During those years he also performed with ensembles including Philippe Herreweghe’s La Chapelle Royale and Marc Minkowski’s Les Musiciens du Louvre. Since 1990 he has concentrated on solo performances and on his role as lutenist in the Ensemble Clément Janequin, directed by Dominique Visse.

Éric Bellocq has made numerous recordings for labels including Accord, Alpha, Erato and harmonia mundi. Among these are a solo album for Frame, a duo recital for Naxos and a recording for Pure Classics. With Dominique Visse and the jazz pianist François Couturier he performs recitals ranging from Machaut to Berio. With the juggler Vincent de Lavenère he created the staged show Le chant des balles, mixing early music, improvisation and juggling. He teaches at the Paris Conservatory.

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• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%89ric_Bellocq
• https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q287880